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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

No snow in the forecast However, crews were busy after the first snowfall of the year on Friday AUREN RUVINSKY

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Despite the first snowfall of the year on Friday, a warming trend was expected to eliminate the chance of a white Christmas this year in Parksville Qualicum Beach. As much as five centimetres of the white stuff fell on Friday in outlying areas. After a weekend that was expected to be wet and well above the freezing mark, The Weather Network was predicting five degrees and sunny today and four degrees with mixed precipitation tomorrow, Christmas Day. With last Friday’s little dash of snow, the City of Parksville reminds residents that in the event of a big dump of snow, it is the responsibility of the property owners to clear the adjacent sidewalks. “This is a great opportunity to show how neighbourly we can be,” said Mayor Chris Burger. See PRIORITIES, page A6

Biz licences expand JOHN HARDING

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Business leaders and politicians say they have eliminated some red tape for local entrepreneurs with the launch of the Mid-Island InterCommunity Business Licence. Starting Jan.1, businesses can purchase a licence that allows them to legally operate in 12 communities from Duncan to Campbell River. “Up until now, there has been a lot of red tape for businesses,” Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell said during a news conference at a construction site Thursday in her constituency. “This is a helping hand for them.” Contractors and others who find themselves doing work in, say, Parksville one day and Comox or Port Alberni the next, can now purchase a business licence in their home community and add this new licence for a fee. See IT WILL SAVE, page A5

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THE COMING OF THE MESSIAH: Actors (from left, Sean Groenewold and Eric Bailey) look at the old prophesies about the coming of the Messiah at the Bethlehem Walk last week at Parksville Fellowship Baptist Church. Thousands of people lined up to enjoy the performances this year.

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The Society of Organized Services is looking for someone to fill what it is calling an important role at SOS. With a time commitment of just seven hours a week, the SOS bus driver is a key element in helping seniors in the community stay connected. “The SOS bus takes me into the community every week,” says one 93-year-old participant, who has been part of the Seniors are Talking Program at SOS for four years. “I look forward to this time to socialize with the others on the bus, as well as to participate in a program where I learn about the services that are available to me.” “Many of our seniors have mobility and sight issues, so it can be frightening to go out on their own,” adds Dawn Barry, seniors coordinator at SOS. “The SOS bus provides that crucial service of safe transportation, and keeps seniors engaged with the world around them.” In addition to transporting seniors to SOS, the bus driver provides transportation to the monthly St. Stephen’s tea on Tuesdays, and also picks up elementary school children after school on Thursdays, to bring them to SOS. The paid position requires a class 4 driver’s licence, and SOS may provide assistance for those interested in completing the requirements for the position. “While seven hours per week may seem like a short time commitment, the position provides a critical service to those who take the SOS bus, directly impacting the lives of many seniors and young people in the community,” said the SOS news release. Those interested in applying for the bus driver position can call Paulette Harcourt at 250-248-2093, ext. 242. — NEWS Staff/SOS

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Paul Roberts has set up an impressive miniature Christmas village in his French Creek home.

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It will be a white Christmas after all—at least in Paul Roberts’ living room, where he’s set up an elaborate 55-foot miniature village complete with smiling figurine children, an idyllic outdoor skating rink and picturesque heritage houses reminiscent of a bygone era. “Christmas is my favourite time of the year,” said Roberts, who has been collecting miniature figurines for more than a decade and estimates he’s spent in excess of $10,000 on recreating his version of Bedford Falls. Roberts said his shed is brimming “floor to ceiling” with cardboard boxes containing the tiny pieces to his make-believe world. He traditionally waits until Remembrance Day is over before unpacking the boxes and setting up the village. “It takes me about five weeks to set up and it puts me right back into being a kid on Christ-

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mas morning,” he said. “And when I pull out the little figurine people, it’s kind of like seeing old friends again.” Roberts’ village begins at his doorway, continuing deep into the living room where it wraps around his perfectly festive Christmas tree, naturally. It includes a children’s petting zoo, a seaport community with whale watchers and lighthouses, an outdoor farmers market, a Victorian-style city with a single track passenger train running through the flawless neighbourhoods and a Christmas harbour where last minute shoppers, adorning children and a snowman building competition come together. “It doesn’t take much imagination to put myself on the street,” said Roberts, looking down at the hand painted houses. “It’s a purer time, there’s no crime in my village and everybody is in the mood.”

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The NEWS is following the progress of this year’s Society of Organized Services’ Christmas Campaign. The society’s goal is to raise $115,000. For 45 years now, local communities have entrusted SOS to deliver a Christmas program to local families, and individuals from Nanoose to Bowser, and Errington to Lasqueti. We believe that once again, this will be a Merry Christmas for all of our friends and neighbours. Please give if you can, your community does need you. Donations can be dropped off or mailed in to PO Box 898, 245 West Hirst Ave, Parksville V9P 2G9, or visit: www.sosd69.com Thank you for caring!

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Silent Night Holy Night The Christian Churches of the Oceanside Ministerial wish you a joyful Christmas. We invite you to join us to celebrate the birth of Christ, God’s gift of love, at any of the following special services. Knox United Church

Corner of Pym and Humphrey Streets 250-248-3927

Christmas Eve Contemplative Service 4:00-5:00pm Christmas Eve Family Candlelight Service: 7:00pm Christmas Eve Service With Candlelight & Communion: 11pm www.kucparksville.ca

Christian Fellowship Centre 825 Village Way, Qualicum Beach 250-752-5513

Christmas Eve, December 24 Candlelight and Carols: 8pm www.cfcchurch.com

St. Mark’s Anglican Church

138 Hoylake Road West, Qualicum Beach 250-752-5414

Sunday, December 22 Festival of Lessons & Carols: 10am Tuesday, December 24 Holy Communion with Carols: 7:30pm & 10:30pm Wednesday, December 25 Holy Communion (no music): 10am www.stmarksqualicum.bc.ca

St. Stephen’s United Church 150 Village Way, Qualicum Beach 250-752-9831

Christmas Eve Services Family Service: 4pm Carols & Candle Lighting: 7pm & 9pm

St. Mary the Protectress Orthodox Church

Catholic Church of Ascension

Parksville Baptist Church

Monday, January 6, 2014 Vesperal Liturgy: 8:30pm Sunday, January 12, 2014 Divine Liturgy: 10am Sunday, January 26, 2014 Divine Liturgy: 10am

Christmas Eve, December 24 Masses: 5:00pm, 7:30pm & 10pm Christmas Day, December 25 Mass: 11:00am

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Tuesday, December 24 7pm - Communion to follow Pastor Jack Van Holst No Christmas Day Service. Sunday, December 29 New Year’s Day Service: 10am

Sunday, December 22 4th Sunday in Advent LOVE theme: 10:30am Tuesday, December 24 Candlelight Service: 7:00pm Sunday, December 29 Morning Worship: 10:30am

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St. Mary’s Anglican Church

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Monday, December 23 Children’s Messiah: 3:00-4:00pm Tuesday, December 24 Candlelight Service: 11:00pm Wednesday, December 25 Service: 10:00am Sunday, December 29 Lessons & Carols: 10:00am

The Anglican Parish of St. Anne & St. Edmund

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Mt. Arrowsmith Community Church 187 Alberni Hwy, Parksville 250-248-8794 The Salvation Army Majors Norman & Cindy Hamelin

Christmas Eve, December 24 Service: 7:00pm

Christ’s Church Oceanside

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Our Saviour Lutheran Church 795 W. Island Hwy, Parksville 250-248-6644 “Home of the BC Mission Boat”

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Chipping options abound

Parksville, Qualicum and Nanoose have events organized CANDACE WU news@pqbnews.com

If you want to get your Christmas tree chipped this holiday season, you have a few different options in the Parksville Qualicum Beach area. The communities of Parksville, Qualicum Beach and Nanoose Bay have organized oneday events, which provide tree chipping services by donations. In Parksville, on Jan. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. residents can bring their trees down to the back parking lot of Thrifty Foods where Hudd Elgood of Branching Out Urban Forestry will chip your tree for donations. All proceeds will go towards the Canadian Cancer Society. Thrifty Foods will provide coffee and hot chocolate on site. In Qualicum Beach, on Jan. 4 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. volunteers from the KSS dry grad committee and town council will be carrying out tree chipping services. Volunteers will be driving the streets of Qualicum Beach picking up discarded Christmas trees. To contribute, leave your tree — along with bottles, cans or monetary donations — at the end of your driveway before 9 a.m. Alternatively, you may drop your old tree and donation off at the Town Public Works yard located at the corner of Berwick Road and Fern Road East. Proceeds will go towards KSS dry grad. In Nanoose Bay, on Jan. 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. residents can bring their trees down to Nanoose Place where trees will be chipped for donation. You can also bring your knives down for a sharpening by donation. A pick up service is offered in some locations. Contact Mike Williams at 250 468 2368 for more information about pick ups. Proceeds will go towards the Nanoose Bay Lions Club.

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BC Ferries is offering 128 extra sailings between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island to meet anticipated demand over the holiday season. Between Dec. 20 and Jan. 5, there will be 38 extra sailings between Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay and 90 extra between Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay. From Dec. 20–29, the schedules have been expanded on the main Horseshoe Bay routes to allow more in-dock time. Reservations are recommended Dec. 26 and 27. Visit www.bcferries.com for more details.

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Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell, front left, and Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business Naomi Yamamoto, front right, lead a group of municipal politicians who ceremoniously tore up old business licences on Thursday in Parksville. Politicians and business leaders gathered to announce the lunch of a Mid-Island Inter-community Business Licence.

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To comply with the current bylaws of most communities, businesses must have a licence to operate in each separate community. The price of this supplementary licence has not been released. “Initiatives like this allow businesses to grow,” said Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business Naomi Yamamoto, a small business owner herself for 20 years. “These businesses can now continue to grow our economy and fill jobs instead of filling out paperwork.” Rob McGorman, the owner of Bayshore Construction in Parksville, took to the podium to explain what the changes mean for his business. “We have projects scattered throughout Central Vancouver Island so we are thrilled about (the new licence),” said McGorman. “It will save us time and money and support the future success of our business.” There are a few wrinkles, questions without current answers from the politicians and business leaders gathered Thursday, regarding the new licences. There are no requirements, for example, for the many small businesses of regional district communities like Errington or Coombs to purchase any kind of business licence. There were other concerns raised by town and city politicians and others about how cash-strapped municipal-

ities would find the staff and resources to do any enforcement related to non-complying businesses. There were also concerns raised by individual communities about losing business-licence revenue from the new program, money that many communities roll over to chambers of commerce to run tourist information booths and other programs. Kim Burden, the executive director of the Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce and one of the leading figures in the push to get municipalities to back this new licence, said Thursday data from other places in the province (the Okanagan, for example) that have this type of mobile licence shows towns and cities don’t lose revenue. Burden tried to paint a picture of how this would help businesses in the Parksville Qualicum Beach area “We are within spitting distance of four or five communities that all have business licences,” said Burden. “It’s great for our members to move freely between those jurisdictions without having to go through the process of getting a business licence in every jurisdiction they work in. And it brings other businesses into our jurisdiction that might not normally come here, to perhaps fill a void. And it opens up that cooperation between municipalities.” Port Alberni Mayor John Douglas

said he agreed with that bigger-picture view. “I think it makes a lot of sense and will promote economic growth in the entire region,” said Douglas. “We can’t be insular. I believe in shopping local but I also believe in being competitive. It’s sort of like tourism — we shouldn’t fight each other to get tourists just to one town. We want them (tourists) all on Vancouver Island and share them.” Burden was asked if he saw this licence program expanding to include all the Island communities from Victoria to Port Hardy? “How about Victoria to Chetwynd?” said Burden. The 12 participating municipalities in the Mid-Island program are: Campbell River, Comox, Courtenay, Cumberland, Duncan, Lake Cowichan, Ladysmith, Nanaimo, North Cowichan, Parksville, Port Alberni, and Qualicum Beach. They have all adopted a common bylaw. According to a provincial government new release, there are now 10 mobile business licence agreements throughout the province, involving 69 communities. The 10 agreements include: Metro West, Tri-Cities, Fraser Valley, Okanagan-Similkameen, Trail, Courtenay-Comox, North-West Vancouver, Cowichan Valley, the Capital Region and, now, Central Vancouver Island.

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In praise of ‘The Sticks’ I’d rather wake up in the middle of nowhere own water. than in any city on earth. I can’t be the only one who finds that omi — Steve McQueen nous. All my life I’ve stood on the sidelines of a tiMind you, it’s not as if we’re running out of tanic battle between the city and the country. real estate for all these cities. Experts say all of Now it’s official: the city has won. humanity could fit into a space the size of AlNot for me personally. I’m still a country berta — each with a personal townhouse, in bumpkin who lives many green and verdant fact. But we lose an awful lot with mass urbanmiles from the nearest stoplight, billboard ization. or high-rise, but worldwide, I’m Just about everything I hold dear, grasping the short end of the stick. actually. My city friends sometimes Humans — nearly all 7.3 billion of ask me if I don’t get lonely, living in us — are flocking to cities like fruit By Arthur Black the country. I tell them that I only flies to an overripe kumquat. In feel lonely on subway trains and in 1950, there were only two cities in airports. They ask: “But don’t you the world with populations over find it boring? Unstimulating?” 10 million. By 2007, there were 19. I refer them to a lady we all know The U.N. estimates that within a who spent four decades living in dozen years, 27 cities will top the the boonies of rural Canada. She ten million mark. As I write, there went about her business with her are 90 cities in China alone that eyes open and her ears cocked. host more than a million citizens From what she saw and heard each. she wrote 14 books crammed with short stories 2008 was the tipping point. Since that year, about the rural world around her. the world has officially had more people living “I don’t think I’d have been nearly so brave in cities than in rural areas. According to Lau- a writer if I’d lived in town and if I had gone to rence Smith, author of a book called The World school with other people who were interested in 2050, cities in the developing world have in the same things I was, and what we might been bloating by about three million people call a higher cultural level” she said recently, “I per week. That, says Smith, is the equivalent didn’t have to cope with that.” of adding one more Seattle to the planet evShe did pretty well with what she had, ery day. Worldwide, farmers and farm workers though. Recently the world agreed and gave Alare becoming obsolete. Think of it: for the first ice Munro the Nobel Prize for Literature. time in history, most humans have no personArthur Black’s column appears every Tuesday al ability to grow their own food or supply their in The NEWS. Black lives on Salt Spring Island.

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Jan. 1 All three local government leaders in this part of the Central Island this week looked back at a year of accomplishments and gazed into their crystal balls to look into what 2013 has to bring. And in all three cases, it was water that flowed to the top of the list. • Family and friends of Carol Anne Richardson are sad to announce her unexpected passing from an existing heart condition last week. Richardson was executive director of Parksville’s Forward House for 23 years and worked in mental health and addictions recovery for over 35 years. Jan. 4 An elderly Nanoose Bay woman is dead and her community is in mourning after a tragic house fire in the early morning hours of Dec.

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30. Dead is 85-year-old Beatrice Sharock. The Nanoose Bay Volunteer Fire Department requested police assistance at the Higginson Road residence at 4:39 a.m. after they determined there was a person inside the building, which was completely destroyed in the blaze. • Organizers behind the SOS’ Caring for Kids at Christmas campaign were concerned they were not going to reach their goal this year, but executive director, Renate Sutherland, reporting that the society actually exceeded their goal of $110,000 by $860. Jan. 8 As of this evening, Parksville Paralympian Michelle Stilwell will be the nominee for the B.C. Liberals in the Parksville-Qualicum constituency. In a response to reports that Stilwell was the Liberal nominee, constituency association president Bruce Cownden confirmed the withdrawal of Patrick Chenier means Stilwell will be the only candidate for the nomination. • You don’t have to wait until Friday for your next edition of The Parksville Qualicum Beach News. This is the week we make our publication date change, meaning we now hit the streets and doorsteps on Tuesdays and Thursdays, not Tuesdays and Fridays as it has been for many years.

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ey Santa, got any good energy solutions in that bag of yours? How long have humans been burning coal and oil? Too long, we figure. We were burning coal and oil before there were rotary phones, for crying out loud. Surely, we’re better, smarter, aren’t we? This is the first thing we thought about when we saw Thursday the National Energy Board gave its approval — with a long list of conditions — to the contentious Northern Gateway Pipeline project. We think it’s important to note we’re not certain oil will flow any time soon from Alberta to B.C. North Coast to be loaded on tankers. The list of conditions from the NEB is long, and both First Nations and the courts have not had their final say. We are not going to work this keyboard made from some kind of oil byproduct and pontificate about the evils of oil production. One can’t look very far from one’s immediate surroundings without seeing something useful that makes use of oil. And right now, we cannot power all of our vehicles — the ones that deliver both us and supplies — with the power of the sun or the wind. We need oil. A large supply of it, every day. And that’s why we should be ashamed. No one who protests everything related to oil can say they are free of oil. We have seen supposed environmentalists climb out of their SUVs with their anti-everything signs on the way to one protest or another, use a cell phone made with oil, wear clothes made with oil. It’s possible our society will not spend the billions needed to develop alternative energy sources (to an affordable level) until we are told one day there’s less than 18 months of fossil fuels left inside our planet. We are told that day will come, but no one has a fix on the date, no one has a gauge that says we only have this many millions of barrels remaining. Sure, we don’t like the idea of more oil and coal tankers cruising the beautiful and environmentally-sensitive B.C. coast. Not one bit. Instead of yelling at each other and putting on the airs of superiority channeled by both oil producers and supposed environmentalists, why not work together so we’re buying less potentially-harmful, energy-producing products from companies like Enbridge for the same price or less that we are paying for oil. Profit and environmental responsibility need not be mutually exclusive terms. — Editorial by John Harding

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Letters Mandela & Greed We have just witnessed in the life and death of Nelson Mandela, what one person can do to right the wrongs of hundreds of years. Now the responsibility falls on the individuals in Africa and around the world to see that the gains are not lost. The same falls on you and me. The Pope has identified corporate greed as the greatest threat of our times to achieving a just society. We have witnessed the same corporate greed shutting down Canadian plants throwing hundreds of workers out work. The simple tool for us is to stop buying their products and switch to one still produced in Canada. To be effective, write a letter to the company telling them of your decision. This action is required by seniors and working people alike if we are to have our products produced by Canadian workers paid a fair wage under safe and sanitary conditions, not in some foreign country where corporations have free reign. By exercising your power, you can help to reverse the power of the corporate world that is enriching the wealthy at the expense of the workers including the working poor. I have written my letter, please take the time to write yours and in that power of just one you will have also strengthened democracy. Art N. SkipSey Qualicum Beach

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“I always get reports of people helping out their neighbours.” MAyor chriS burger see story page A1

in her letter to the editor, No ferry closures (Dec. 12, The NEWS). Stilwell states in her letter: “First, I want to assure everyone that there are no plans to close either the Departure Bay or Duke Point ferry terminals.” These words are meaningless. There are no plans not to close these terminals either because the Liberals have no long-term plan in place for our ferry system. Since the government semi-privatized the Crown corporation, the public interest has taken a back seat to a corporate model of high corporate pay structures and an obscene bonus system. Even though the bonuses, allowed by the Liberals, are incorporated directly into the even higher corporate pay structures, the public is still paying via ever increasing fares. Stilwell states that the “Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure along with BC Ferries will look to keep ferries affordable, efficient and sustainable.” This statement is absurd. The reality is that the price point for ridership has been exceeded, ridership has dropped, and the debt has ballooned. The “long term plan” that Stilwell refers to is in reality cut sailings and services, increased charges for seniors, opportunities to gamble on certain vessels, and continued fare increases. The downward spiral continues. BC Ferries is our marine highway, not a luxury. Any credible long-term plan would recognize the fact and ensure that critical decisions are informed by economic and social impact studies.

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OHC wOrkinG My family and I had the unfortunate opportunity to test out the services of the urgent care wing of the Oceanside Health Centre (OHC) twice recently and were very impressed. Our first trip to the OHC was on a Thursday evening when a slip of a knife required stitches. We were attended to right away. The paperless system they have in place made the whole process simplified and streamlined. The staff were very pleasant and had a great sense of humor, which was a breath of fresh air given the situation. We were seen, treated and sent home in less than an hour which is less than the time it would have taken for a round trip drive to NRGH (never mind the time we would have had to wait to be seen at the hospital). Our second trip came a couple nights later when we had to take our toddler in with flu symptoms. Again the staff were amazing and gave our son the extra time and care needed for a patient so young. This time we were seen and on our way home in a little over a half an hour with very thorough instructions for care. Both our experiences at the OHC’s Urgent Care Unit were great and it was such a relief to drive the 10 minutes to Parksville as opposed to the long drive to NRGH. The staff were informative, helpful and very kind. As a young family with a toddler and another baby on the way, there is a peace of mind in knowing that we have access to such great care in our community when the urgency arises.

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Rules to write by Being with family. Chrissy Anderson Parksville

All the feasting. BArB Gilmour Parksville

spending time with family — we rarely get together so we get crazy. Kevin hAines Parksville

spending time with my grandchildren in the lower mainland. Ann sullivAn Parksville

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It’s fascinating to watch trends in the auto industry play out over time. Some changes happen quickly, with one manufacturer coming out with a feature, then the rest of the industry following suit. Backup cameras would be a good example of this. Other trends are much slower, changing because of demographic fluctuations. One example of a slow-moving trend is the two-door coupe falling out of favour and its replacement by sedans and crossovers. This trend is greatly affected by baby boomers getting older and buying more for practical reason, rather than styling. In the 1980s, and even the beginning of the 90s, there were plenty of coupes to choose from and they sold well. But where are the Honda Prelude, Toyota Celica, Pontiac Sunfire and Ford Probe coupes? Now gone and many not replaced with newer models. I’m thrilled to report that there are a few coupes still available and one that is worthy of consideration is this new 2014 Honda Accord Coupe V6.

which are both 4-cylinder way the radio stores and equipped models. The top retrieves pre-set radio trim is the EX-L Navi with stations. It took a long V6. This top trim level is the time to set the stereo model seen here: it comes up and having to go with LED projector headback and forth between lamps, 18-inch wheels and different screens is not duel chrome exhaust tips. If you like the idea that intuitive. The rest of The 4-cylinder equipped the dash is large, with big models come with halogen of a smart looking car cup holder and plenty of headlamps and 17-inch storage areas. that is well equipped alloy wheels. The coupe The steering wheel and powerful, you starts at $26,400, a $2,500 buttons and heat controls premium over the regular might want to move on on the dash use first rate an Accord Coupe. sedan but when the switches and they are sedan is equipped with placed with precision. Zack Spencer alloy wheels, the price is Drive Another trend almost identical. The EX-L that Honda is bucking, with this Accord is $30,100 for the leather and navi and Coupe, is the inclusion of a 6-speed the V6 premium is $35,500. Not an manual transmission and V6 engine. The inexpensive car but most are very well latest movement is to turbo or superequipped. charged 4-cylinder engines to replace V6

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can produce 224-horsepower. However, it likes premium fuel and consumes 10.9/8.3 L/100 km (city/highway). Manual transmission models have an electronic “hill holder” feature. When stopped on an incline this feature delays release of the foot brake to prevent the vehicle from rolling backward and gives the driver more time to achieve a smooth take-off. The automatic option was a conventional four-speed. Forester got top marks from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in its rollover test. The roof is more than double the strength required by U.S. federal safety standards. In addition to all-wheel-drive system, a Forester comes with anti-lock brakes and an electronic stability control system called Vehicle Dynamics Control. It also provides what Subaru describes as a ‘virtual’ limited slip rear differential function. The 2009 Forester was offered in four trim levels; 2.5X, 2.5X Touring Package, 2.5X Limited and a 2.5XT Limited model with a turbocharged engine. Even a base Forester 2.5X comes well equipped with heated seats, air conditioning, power windows and mirrors, roof rails, a tilt and telescoping steering wheel with audio controls. A new PZEV (partial-zero-emissions-vehicle) edition of Forester was added for the 2010 model year. Emissions are about 90 per cent lower than most (2010) vehicles, according to Subaru. In 2011, the base 2.5-litre boxer engine got a double overhead camshaft upgrade, plus new bore and stroke dimensions. While maximum output remained at about the same level, more power is available at a lower rpm and fuel economy improved. Other than a new height-adjustable front passenger seat no significant changes were made in 2012. The reliable Subaru Forester is a very impressive

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Jan. 10 There’s no shortage of secondary suites and carriage houses in the rural areas of the Regional District of Nanaimo, despite the fact they’re illegal. Now, the RDN is trying to bring its bylaw into line with this stubborn reality. Chief administrative officer Paul Thorkelson said the district decided to deal with the issue in order to save staff, residents and directors from having to deal with a potential tidal wave of trouble from the disconnect between the bylaw and the reality on the ground. • Kiana Smith has won gold for her dancing before, but when she went to view the results of the worldwide, online dance competition Dance Upon a Dream with her mom last week, she was nervous. “My heart was just pounding,” said the 16-year-old former Nanoose Bay resident as her mom scrolled down. “And then the first thing that came up was (the) musical theatre (category) and I saw my picture there for my dance and I was like ‘oh my goodness, yah!” Jan. 15 Traffic traveling on the Island Highway in Nanoose Bay was blocked from moving either direction for more than 30 minutes Saturday, as supporters of the Idle No More movement gathered for a protest. Members of First Nations’ tribes and other supporters, gathered at the Nanoose First Nation (Snaw Naw As) Hall on Harvey Road Saturday at 2 p.m. for a rally, as well as a ceremony to honour their ancestors, their water and their rights, said member Brian Bob. • John Cummins doesn’t accept the premise his party will split the vote and allow the NDP to take the next provincial election — he says he is in it to win it. The B.C. Conservative Party leader was in Parksville on Sunday to attend the meeting that acclaimed 56-year-old Nanaimo radiologist David Coupland as the party’s candidate for the May 14 provincial election in the Parksville-Qualicum constituency. Jan. 17 Five months from its scheduled opening, the Oceanside Health Centre still does not have the physicians required to provide the services and open for the hours promised by the provincial government. • If you look at them really, really closely, they look kind of like Star Wars fighters, says Ken Kirkby, but they’re actually the very first stage of one of the oldest life forms on earth. The microscopic specks are spores, Kirkby said, hopefully the precursors of what would soon become 120-foot long strands of brown kelp. Jan. 22 Students in grades 4 and 7 in this district will be taking the annual Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) until Feb. 22, but the local teachers association isn’t happy about what will be done with the results. “We’re fundamentally opposed to the FSA in terms of the way in which the results are misused and used in order to rank schools,” said Mount Arrowsmith Teacher Association president Deb Morran. • Four local Vancouver Island men have taken on the challenge to kite board across the Strait of Georgia to raise money for the B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation. What’s more, this story has a link to Virgin Airlines founder Richard Branson, Premier Christy Clark and naked kite boarding. YEAR IN REVIEW CONTINUES, page A23

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Local pianist back in the spotlight Gary Hodi turned heads as a young pianist in the area, now he’s formed a local band LISSA ALEXANDER reporter@pqbnews.com

Gary Hodi’s talents as a pianist were recognized throughout his young playing career, but when life got busy raising a family, he gave it up. "I kind of had this weird thing in my head for a while that it was one or the other," said the local musician. Hodi has been back sharing his undeniable musical talent and love of music on the piano, as well as singing, for the past four years. Hodi moved to Bowser from Burnaby when he was two-years-old. He started playing the piano when he was about eight-years-old and by nine his grandfather offered to finance some lessons. Throughout the five years he took piano he competed regularly in festivals and took home many first prize awards as well as others in Nanaimo. He went on to receive a number of bursaries for top honours in the categories he entered. When he was about 14-years-old he quit lessons and joined a jazz band at Kwalikum Secondary School. He credits his band teacher for getting him into jazz. "Dave Stewart was one of those really awesome music teachers. He put in all these extra hours and got us all totally inspired." The four-piece band, of which Hodi was the youngest, booked local gigs and also performed at festivals in Idaho, Ottawa and Surrey, among other places. After graduating from KSS, Hodi started having kids and decided it was time to give up music. He got into the construction field for a couple of years before the economy slowed down and he decided to go back to school. Hodi signed up for the music program at Malaspina College (now Vancouver Island University) for a year and a half before deciding he needed to go back to work. Piano stopped for about seven years as he worked to support a growing family. One day a friend dragged him out to a jazz jam and his passion was reignited. About four years ago Hodi was living in Port Alberni when he got up the courage to try and get some work. He approached a local restaurant that had a piano and asked if they would consider hiring him. The owners asked him to perform so he tried his hand at singing as he played the piano. "I was totally bs-ing my way through this little interview and then when I got the job I was like whoa, I've got to figure out how to do this," he laughed. A couple years ago in Qualicum Beach he began playing solo at the Shady Rest Pub, when musician and former Victoria band teacher Colin Campbell caught one of his performances. Campbell was impressed and introduced himself and soon the two were jamming and performing around town together.

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They brought a couple other musicians on-board and today the Codi Band consists of Hodi on keyboards and vocals, Campbell on vocals, guitar and horn, Doug Gretsinger on bass guitar and Tony Toly on drums and vocals. Hodi, now 34, said he’s just excited to play music and if people enjoy it and he can make some money at it, he's happy. "As I get older I'm finding that music is way more of a joy than it is a job, and probably, that’s just a part of growing up. And I just want to share that."

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Hodi and Campbell play every Wednesday night at the Shady Rest Pub in Qualicum Beach from 6 to 9 p.m. They perform a lot of jazz standards but also rock out the great classics from all genres. The Codi Band is more of a dance band and has performed a number of private parties in the area. That group also plays a little bit of everything from jazz to blues, R&B, funk and classic rock. For more on the Codi Band check out the group’s website at http://samco712.wix.com/thecodiband or email Hodi at gphodi@gmail.com for booking inquiries.

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Customer Appreciation Day December 14 at The Rod and Gun in Parksville was more than just fun and games. There were meat draws, 50/50 raffles and door prizes that included a couple of pairs of tickets to the Vancouver Canucks. The event also generated $2700 for those less fortunate in the community. Every year employees of CUPE local 3570 who work in School District 69 put aside some of their union dues for the cause and this year donated $750. Harvey Lalonde of the union says they have been raising money for needy families at Christmas time for 15 years now. The Angel Photography Studio in Parksville hosted Santa Clause at Wembley Mall this month. Dan Favarger has been snapping old fashioned Santa photos at Wembley Mall for several years. And for the past seven years the same Santa has been listening to children’s Christmas requests. The jolly old fellow said he remembers most of the kids and has enjoyed holding them when they were just babies and watching them grow up. Holiday elves transformed Oceanside Place Arena into a winter wonderland. The special lighting and décor along with a touch of holiday magic make you feel as though you’re skating on an outdoor pond under the light of the moon and millions of twinkling stars. The arena has different stations with whimsical murals created by Ballenas High School art students. The decorations include penguins, polar bears and deer surrounded by trees and coloured lights. There is also be a sleigh to sit down in and benches located throughout the arena. Those who aren’t too keen on skating can go out on a special viewing deck and watch up-close. A variety of public skate sessions continue until December 31. Phone the RDN at 250-2483252 for skate schedules. Several families enjoyed Breakfast with Santa December 16 at the Errington Hall. The annual fundraiser for the Co-op Preschool included photos with Santa, a pancake and sausage breakfast and a silent auction. A special kids’ only twoonie store set up in the preschool included all sorts of items kids could purchase and wrap up. The Co-op preschool has been in operation for over 30 years in the basement of the Errington Hall and is run completely by parent volunteers. Educator Gillian Crawley has been providing three and four year olds with love, happiness, and socialization since the school started. The Family Resource Association (FRA) Holiday Hamper program had a goal of providing 100 hampers to needy families in the community this year. Executive director Deborah Joyce says last year they did 42 up from 20 the previous year and it still wasn’t enough. They came pretty close to this year’s goal of 100 hampers thanks to help from the business community including Coastal Community Credit Union, Saheli Boutique and Bodyworks Fitness in Parksville. The FRA has been in community for 24 years and serves more than 1500 people a year offering a broad range of mental health and social services in a large area covering Nanoose Bay to Deep Bay and Lasqueti Island.

Customer appreciation day at the Rod and Gun December 14 also included some amazing charity work. (left to right) Fundraiser Randy Buksa, Rod and Gun general manager Dan Brodeur, owner operator Jeremi Burrows and Harvey Lalonde of School District 69 Cupe Local 3570 started the event with a big union donation for needy families in the community.

Two year old Andrew McMillen and his three year old sister Molli of Qualicum Beach had a visit with Santa at Wembley Mall this month. Andrew asked for a Thomas the train and Molli asked for a bell for her bike.

Save-On-Foods in Parksville along with the Lions Club sponsored some free family skates at Oceanside Place this month. These Lions Club members (left to right) Cliff Green, Don Gamble and James Barrand were among the volunteers who helped make the free family holiday skates a huge success.

Five year old Grayson Bloomquist of Qualicum Beach got some help from his mom Willow Bloomquist picking out some special Christmas gifts at the kids’ only twoonie store at the Errington Co-op preschool during the Breakfast with Santa fundraiser Dec. 15.

Deborah Joyce (right) of The Family Resource Association got some help this year with the Holiday Hamper program from (left) Gurdeep Nagra of Saheli Boutique and (middle) Mark Jones of the Coastal Community Credit Union Parksville branch.

Eric Charman (left) hosted conductor Brian Jackson (right) and the Victoria Symphony for a Christmas Pops concert at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre December 16. The incredible night of music also included performances by students from the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria.

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Jan. 24 A new music program at Ballenas Secondary School for students with complex needs will be the first in the province if it gets approved, but after some confusing commentary from trustees, the project is at a standstill. • The 2013 season is only a few weeks old but Nanoose Bay’s Michelle Stilwell has already resumed her assault on the record books. This week in Australia’s Summer Down Under Series, Stilwell improved her world record mark in the T52 classification wheelchair 200-metres to 33.19 seconds from 33.58. Jan. 29 Residents and a conservation officer were trying to track down a “vicious” monkey on the loose Monday in Meadowood. “Yes folks, you have heard right,” said the post on the Meadowood Store’s Facebook page Monday morning. “There is a monkey running around Meadowood.” • The view from the top of Little Mountain is one of the best you’ll get in Parksville — unless you look down. That’s because there’s a mountain of trash at the bottom that has been tossed from the top. Jan. 31 The local Canadian Cancer Society office is closing next month, but the regional director says they will offer all the same services. “This was a difficult decision that was based on unpredictable economic times and the need for our charity to live within its means,” said Kathy Ilott, Vancouver Island Regional Director with the Canadian Cancer Society. • On Tuesday, The NEWS broke the story of a monkey sighting in the Meadowood-Dashwood area. The story took on its own life from there after being posted to our pqbnews.com site as television stations, newspapers and Internet sites throughout the world picked up and ran with the strange tale. The Ministry of Environment investigated Sunday and Monday and were reporting Tuesday morning it had called off any search for the alleged wayward primate. February Feb. 5 Eager gardeners lined up for half an hour Saturday morning outside the civic centre to get their hands on the best seeds on offer. The reason for the lineup was the popular

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Marketplace sells locally-crafted items Soak Essentials Marketplace opened this year in Parksville, teaching lessons and selling DIY kits LISSA ALEXANDER reporter@pqbnews.com

Since May of this year Kristy Lotzien has been busy stocking her new Parksville store with striking work from local artists, but on any given day customers can also catch her making body products behind the counter. “I think that people like to see that things are made right here in the store,” said the owner of Soak Essentials Marketplace. “They come in and they get to try things right out of the whipper,” she laughed, adding, “want to try some whipped body butter?” Lotzien has been dabbling in body products for about seven years. She grew up in Cowichan Lake and then moved to Calgary for a number of years before moving to Parksville in 2008. After having her son in 2009 she decided to sell some of her bath salts and shower bombs at an island Christmas market and they went off really well. “People loved it and I did really well I thought, there’s a business here.” Lotzien said people were attracted to her products because they were quality made items at affordable prices. Selling

at markets gave her the opportunity to stay home with her son, but this year she felt it was the next logical step for her to open a business, and it has always been a dream of hers. Plus she would get to feature all the products of the talented artists she had met at all the island markets. Lotzien makes all the body products in the store, including soaps, salts, mists, whipped body butters, scrubs and shower bombs. She uses the highest grade food oils and butters, plant-based essential oils, phthalate‐free fragrance oils and organic ingredients when possible. But Lotzien’s products only represent a small portion of what she carries in her marketplace. There is locally made jewelry, pottery, knitting, children’s tooth fairy pillows, handbags, cards, artwork, locally refinished furniture, home decor and home accent items. “It’s a really nice collection of pretty things you can find for your home, and for gifts,” she said. For people looking to get crafty themselves, Lotzien sells do-it-yourself kits including soaps, bath bomb and lip balms. And Lotzien also teaches soap making

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Solving problems associated with low interest rates 2013 was yet another year of low interest rates, which was good for borrowers, but not so good for GIC (Guaranteed Investment Certificate) investors. Some of you may have adjusted your lifestyle to a lower income level, but some of you took a step out of your comfort zone and maintained your cash flow by investing in non-guaranteed options. Those investors that made that decision early in 2013 may have made the following observations: - Once the 100% principal guaranteed restriction is removed, there are hundreds of options for your hard earned money to work for you. You will have to do your own research, and spend a fair bit of your time reading financial papers and listening to various financial ‘pundits’, to

give you the knowledge to make a good able to avoid government benefit clawdecision for your situation. Or, you could backs to keep more of the money that choose to work with a financial advisor, you have earned. who will work with you to - TFSA (Tax Free Savings manage your investments, Accounts) can be invested keeping your comfort level in any type of investment, and goals in view. not just savings accounts By Carol Plaisier - Interest earned from or GICs. The benefit of the your GICs is taxed at your TFSA is that all income received in the account will highest marginal tax rate. never be subject to tax. UnOther investment choices fortunately, the benefit of give you the opportunity sheltering about 2% of anfor tax advantaged income, nual interest on your depossuch as dividend, capital its will not make for a huge gain and even deferring taxes for a length of time, by adding corpo- tax savings. If you intend for the TFSA rate class investments to your non-reg- to grow, and not as a savings vehicle for istered portfolios. In addition to more a future puchase, you owe it to yourself, money in your pocket now, you may be and your beneficiary, to consider options

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Feb. 21 Opponents of the Raven Coal Mine proposal are backing a move this week asking the Vancouver Island Health Authority to issue a Hazard Prevention Order to address any potential risk to drinking water. Feb. 26 A church celebration in Parksville on Sunday may have seemed unusual to some, but not to members of Knox United Church, who say they are simply taking their support for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community to the next level. Parksville Uncorked is one of the city’s most popular events during the winter, as evidenced by the huge, sell-out crowds that attend each year. While the dozens of beers and wines are the stars of the signature events, the food served this year at Tigh-Na-Mara on Thursday night (Untapped) and The Beach Club on Friday (Swirl) were superb enough to turn the most crusted pilsner drinker into a foodie. Feb. 28 Whether students will have a one or two-week spring break next year was a hot topic at the school board meeting Tuesday. Secretary treasurer Erica Bailey said a one-week break would add about another $200,000 to the already $1.2 million budget shortfall for next year.

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March 5 The beaches were lined with spectators and photographers as fishing boats took position offshore Sunday to harvest the annual spring bounty of herring. The annual spawn, which turns the sea a beautiful shade of turquoise and brings out predators of every shape and size — from birds to sea lions — started Saturday. March 7 The public is asking questions, but work continues at the school district offices after the resignation this week of Superintendent Jim Ansell, says school board chair Lynette Kershaw. “Any turnover of staff brings with it a change but we are dealing with it the best we can,” Kershaw said Wednesday. “I’m very confident in the staff we have.” March 12 Premier Christy Clark thinks highly of Michelle Stilwell, in fact, she said she doesn’t know anybody else as determined and hard working as the local B.C. Liberal candidate. Clark was on hand to celebrate the official opening of Stilwell’s campaign office in Parksville, and took a moment to answer questions following her address to the crowd.

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March 19 A house fire Friday in Qualicum Bay tore through a two-story home and left it destroyed, but there were no injuries. Fire departments from Bow Horne Bay, Dashwood and Qualicum Beach attended the scene on Pearce Place at around 1 p.m.

Mar. 21 Many services currently being offered at Parksville’s new Family Place will be eliminated in June, as well as other local literacy services, due to funding cuts. Thirty five thousand dollars ($35,000) that was promised to Building Learning Together (BLT) has been pulled and District 69 Community Literacy Co-ordinator and Director of BLT, Deborah Davenport, said the news is devastating. Review CONTiNUeS, page A29

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MURIEL(1913 JEAN DASH - 2013) On December 17, just weeks before her 101st birthday, Muriel Jean Dash passed peacefully at Arrowsmith Lodge, Parksville. Muriel was born on January 14, 1913 in Broadview, Saskatchewan. The only child of Bert and Mollie Hewitt (who immigrated to Canada from England), Muriel moved with her parents to Errington in 1922, attending school in Errington, Parksville and Port Alberni. In 1934, she worked briefly for the Kingsley family (Jim Sr. and his wife Allie, long-time residents of Parksville) before returning to Broadview Saskatchewan. It was there she met and fell in love with her husband, Arthur Dash. They were married in 1940 and had three sons. In 1952, tragedy struck when Arthur suffered a heart attack and died suddenly. With three young boys to raise on her own, Muriel eventually relocated to Parksville to be close to her mother who was also widowed. In 1966, tragedy struck once again when Murielâ€™s youngest son, Harvey, passed away at 19 years of age to cancer. For the last 57 years, Muriel has resided in Parksville, dedicating her life to serving others. In latter years, she became actively involved with the United Church, fundraising for the new building on Pym Road and then working five days a week on a voluntary basis in the new church kitchen. She did this for 20 years. On her 65th birthday, Knox United honoured Muriel with a retirement party. Because she never really retired, they did it all over again in 1993 for her 80th birthday. Her volunteer work gave Muriel great satisfaction and rewarded her with many friends in the church community.Â Â 2013 was a special one for Muriel. Not only did she celebrate her 100th birthday with over a hundred friends and family members at her side in January, she was also honoured in June at the 100th anniversary of MacMillan School, which she attended in the 1920s. As the year drew to a close, Muriel knew it was time to go home. She died in the same manner she lived her life, with dignity and concern for those around her. Her last request was to thank her friends at Knox United Church and the staff of Arrowsmith Lodge for their kindness, care and support over the years. Muriel will be sadly missed by her sons, Ted (Sandy) and Barry (Donna), as well as her grandchildren, Cindy, Ron and Samantha, and great-grandchildren, Oliver, Jacob, Tyler, Skye, Brooke and Steele.

Funeral services for Muriel Dash will be held at Knox United Church on Saturday, December 28th at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Knox United Church Memorial Fund are welcome.

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QUALICUM WOODS Rancher- avail Jan 1, 1450sq ft, 3 bdrms, 1.5 bath, dbl garage, RV parking, 2 gas F/P, nice layout. $1300/mo- tenant pays own utils including water. NS/NP preferred; long term available. 250-927-7470.

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FURNITURE MOVING SALE. Complete queen-size bedroom set. $600. Matching oval glass top tables (two) $150. Matching 3-seat sofa & armchair $450. 250-586-7655, French Creek. QUEEN MATTRESS & BOX. New in plastic. Pillowtop. Only $200. (250)713-9680

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MEDICAL SUPPLIES STANNEH STRAIGHT chair lift, $1000. Power lift chair, new, $650. (250)760-7009.

TEMPUR-PEDIC,Single, Electric Bed. Swedish Mattress, hand control, hardly used. Paid $4400, asking $1250. Call 250-752-8158

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QUALICUM BEACHFRONT 1 bdrm, furnished suite, bright. Available until May. NS/NP. $795 inclds utils/internet. Call 250-757-8682, 250-752-9252.

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DOUBLE ELECTRIC Bed, with remote control, headboard & mattress. Exc. cond. $1000. (250)751-7941, Nanaimo. DOWNSIZING; Collectors 4 porcelain dolls, Pen Delfin plate, 5x7 carpet, 2 lamps, 3 English plates, Ken Christmas print, star bucks world mugs (14oz). Call 250-586-5528. DOWNSIZING Makita 12â€? planer-jointer Hand & Electric Tools Snooker/Billiard Slate Table Mahogany 4 Gun Rack & gear China/Crystal & punch bowl 91 Explorer, 2 briefcases Childâ€™s 4 pce kitchen playset Wine Corboy Lifter Hardwood African Carvings Tooled Saddle, Mens jewellry Small Compressor Walnuts, Garlic & Squash And more! 250-248-4495 ELECTRICAL GENERATOR: Homelite model, 2500watt. $250. (250)713-6653 LIKE NEW, Lady Jazz golf clubs with 2 hybrids, new golf bag, and used cart $200. Call (250)756-4626. NEW KINECT X Box 360, 250 gb hard drive sensor - includes everything - wireless controller, head set, adventure game, etc. Retail $399.99 asking $325. Call 250-937-1542 UPHOLSTERY SELL OUT!! All upholstery goods, materials, some tools, some machines, hand tools and tables. Too many items to list here. 250-240-3091 or view at #4-147 Fern Rd. E. (behind Windsor Plywood Rentals)

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Mar. 26 Rumours of his demise were greatly exaggerated, Parksville councillor Al Greir is happy to report. Greir spent was bitten by a rattlesnake on March 3 while hiking the Lykken Trail on the hills above Palm Springs, and stopped by The NEWS to clear up rumours about his current state. • A last-minute call for help appears to have saved KidFest. Board chair Bonnie Wallis said a public appeal March 5 — explaining that the 21st annual event wouldn’t happen this summer without extra help — worked and several people stepped up at the March 18 AGM to fill empty seats on the executive and event-coordinator. Mar. 28 Thirty-five thousand dollars in funding has PARKSVILLE SENIORS’ ACTIVITY & DROP-IN CENTRE (P.S.A.D.I.C.)

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The Senior Girls from Kwalikum and Ballenas high schools took to the hardwood at KSS Tuesday and the visiting Whaler girls managed to even up the odds in the cross-town rivalry. Grade 11 Chelsea Hoey paced the Whalers with 24 points on the night and was tough for the Kondors to contain down low. Brittany Britz, Grade 12, chipped in seven points as the Whalers beat KSS 51-21. Both Michelle Waters and Nikki Krishka had five points a piece for the Kondors, who had a tough time containing the fast break offense of Ballenas right from the start of

the game. The two teams battled hard back and forth but the Whalers were able to capitalize on their height inside, giving the Kondors fits on the night. According to coach Daryl Britz, the Whalers came prepared to compete hard on defense. “We executed pretty good on defense, our man to man was pretty good and we had a game plan set up to stop their key players. It’s nice to see the girls on both sides playing really hard, in a good spirited cross town game. It’s always great to see two teams playing hard, we just had the fortune of coming away with the win that night,” Britz said. See WhalerS, page A31

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KSS senior boys struggle against Alberni District T yson Taylor sports@pqbnews.com

Kwalikum Secondary’s senior boys basketball team had their wings clipped Tuesday against Alberni District Secondary School 57–30. The Kondors were in tough against the AAA Armada who played some relentless defense. Turnovers were the story of the game for the first half for both teams, with the ball going back and forth. There were chances for either side but it was ADSS that was able to capitalize. KSS came out of the first quarter traling 10–2. Head coach Butch Gayton wasn’t very happy about the amount of turnovers, especially in the first quarter. “Things looked good for us

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KSS’s Ryan Becker (in white) looks for a pass through ADSS players.

on defense early on but where it

got really dangerous was when

we had the ball. We kept wanting to just give it away to Alberni and we had a really hard time figuring out how to break their press,” Gayton said. Second quarter action was closer as KSS was able to figure out a way to break the ADSS press and the Kondors put up 10 points but still trailed by nine heading into the half. Alberni came back out and re–asserted their zone press against the Kondors, which gave them some easy scores off costly turnovers from KSS. Cento Bevilacqua had four points in the third quarter but ADSS had built a 39–17 lead with only the fourth quarter left. The fourth quarter was much of the same; ADSS putting up a run of five straight points. The

Kondors did make a bit of a push late in the fourth, scoring 13 points but it was too little, too late. “The pace of play was something we need to build on. Alberni was so much quicker than we were and we need to learn to play at that level. When we play that quick, we turn the ball over too much. Alberni played good ball and that’s the recipe for good senior basketball right there,” Gayton said. Kwalikum and Alberni play again in the New Year and Gayton said, “Hopefully the results will be different.” The senior boys are taking part in the Alumni weekend (Dec. 20-21) and then are headed to San Diego for sight seeing and a tournament.

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Whalers start strong chances than they should have had,” coach Jesse Witte said. Ballenas ended up stretching their lead in the third quarter as they led KSS 45–18. The fourth quarter wasn’t much better for the Kondors as they wound up dropping the game 51-21. Ballenas has now won five games on the season and is hosting Mark Isfeld out of Courtenay Jan. 7. It’s going to be a tough test for the Whalers as Isfeld is one of the three teams that Ballenas is gearing up for. Both the senior girls and boys teams from KSS are headed to San Diego for a week long trip where they will take part in a tournament, enjoy an NBA and NFL game and get to check out Universal Studios before coming back and getting right back to their season.

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Ballenas got out to a quick start in the first quarter, capitalizing on some turnovers and a good fast break offense to counter the KSS defense, allowing the Whalers to take a 14 – 7 lead after the first quarter. The Kondors got things going to start off the second quarter as Nikki Krishka drained a three pointer to cut the Whaler lead down to four points, but that seemed to spark the Whalers, who went on a 10–0 run to stretch their lead to 14. The second quarter ended with Ballenas leading 28–14. “I thought that things went well for us defensively. Ballenas is a great team and for us to be able to hold them under 60 points was good for us, especially considering we gave them a few more

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